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Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content
The class action suit claims that Amazon never obtained consent from Twitch streamers to be used to train its AI models.
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OpenAI calls for California to strengthen its AI safety laws
The AI leader said that the state’s SB 53 framework should “be amended to expand safeguards.”
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Apple reportedly cut more than 200 jobs across Vision Pro and Siri software teams
Apple has laid off employees in its Vision Pro and Siri teams as it shifts focus to smart glasses and next-gen AI tech.
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ChatGPT on Mac can now read and respond to Apple iMessages
OpenAI has rolled out a plugin that allows ChatGPT to control the Apple Messages app.
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Child safety experts are skeptical of OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens
They say the company must prove it can be trusted before products like these get a pass.
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Google is offering college students a year of its AI Pro plan for free
College students can get a free year of Google's AI Pro plan, something that would normally cost $200.
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Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac
Meta's new Mac app is part of the company's push to make more business-friendly AI tools.
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Google is trying to solve contrails with AI
Operation Blue Skies, which also involves the UK government, will subtly reroute flights to test contrail avoidance.
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Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits
This goes way, way further than keeping an eye on license plates.
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Amazon's Alexa+ AI assistant is now free for anyone with a Fire TV device
You can now talk to Alexa+ for free if you have a Fire TV device and live in the US.
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China reportedly allows ByteDance and Tencent to import 10,000 H200 chips
ByteDance and Tencent have received 10,000 H200 chips each, the Financial Times says, and other Chinese companies could follow.
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AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol
According to Politico, the US House Office of Legislative Counsel is swamped with error-riddled AI-generated bills.
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ChatGPT's stricter teen mode starts rolling out today
OpenAI will attempt to automatically enroll all young users in the new experience.
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OpenAI denies disbanding its preparedness team
As part of a restructuring, OpenAI reportedly disbanded a team that assesses the potential for catastrophic risks with its models.
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ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models to protect Hollywood IPs
TikTok’s parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association.
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Another woman joins lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM
A fourth party is pursuing legal action against xAI, alleging that Grok was used to create CSAM based on her childhood photos.
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Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law
Anthropic has explained its text watermarking approach.
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SpaceX has officially acquired AI coding startup Cursor
The $60 billion acquisition has been finalized.
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Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI content
The invisible SynthID will remain.
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DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more
DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.
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Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted
The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.
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Apple is reportedly turning to publishers for help with Siri AI
Apple appears to be trying to secure access to new content and other information for Siri AI.
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Spotify has roped the indie publisher Kobalt into its AI platform for covers and remixes
Spotify's forthcoming paid add-on lets fans generate content via "AI-powered creative tools."
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How To Convert Or Upscale A Photo
Get familiar with easy methods to elevate your photos and make them look crisp, clean, and visually appealing without diving into complicated software.
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Claude Cowork can now run in a Chrome sidebar
Take your conversations with the chatbot into the Anthropic browser extension.
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ChatGPT: What's free in 2026 and what isn't?
As of August 2026, you can send unlimited texts to ChatGPT.
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Twitch streamers can now refuse to let Amazon train its genAI models on their content
There’s now an opt-out toggle for something that should have been opt-in to begin with.
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